Symantec is launching a backup software product which avoids the problems that usually are associated with tape backups.
The product which is targeting corporate customer is called NetBackup PureDisk Remote Office Edition 6.0. It is especially beneficial for remote office installations. The technologies is derived from DataCenter Technologies a previous Belgian company which was acquired by Symantec in April 2005
It is estimated that about 35% of enterprise data is located at remote locations and the amount of data is on average increased by 50% each year.The software is managed through a web interface which allows different access and rules to be set for different users. Data is transferred over the Internet to other locations and is encoded with 252-bit encryptions.
Often non it personnel can be made responsible for taking tape backups in an organization.
Symantec's PureDisk Remote Office Edition 6.0 article
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